The Self-Discipline of Technology

Date & Time

Jan. 22, 2026, 1 p.m. - Jan. 22, 2026, 3 p.m.

Cost

$0

Location

Google Visitor Experience

2000 N Shoreline Blvd

Mountain View, CA

Organizer

SF Bay ACM Chapter

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Description

NOTE 1 - Register here - https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/the-self-discipline-of-technology-with-ronald-petty/home

NOTE 2 - This is an in-person event (we intend to record and share later)

The Self-Discipline of Technology

From the struggle for survival to the search for connection, our environment has always molded human behavior. Today, that environment is digital.

Join us for a free, thought-provoking exploration of how social media and AI are rewriting the rules of identity and discipline with tech consultant Ronald Petty, President Chair of the Internet Society and the Association for Computing Machinery San Francisco Chapters.

Using the lenses of sociologists Max Weber, who changed the way we view society, and Erik Erikson, who changed the way we view the individual, we will ask: is this the next chapter in human evolution, or something fundamentally new?